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School: Caitrín Naomhtha, Eachdhruim (roll number 14423)

Location:
Aughrim, Co. Galway
Teacher:
Pádraig Ó Ceocháin
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The Schools’ Collection, Volume 0029, Page 0432

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  1. The Local Forge (continued)

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    at the back, and a big round stone called a "Greek" stone for shoeing wheels in it.
    He is a very agreeable man for doing jobs. Even the gypsies when they are passing, call to get their horses shod. They give him flowers or some little token in thanks for doing the job, and he has the forge decorated with them.
    (Philomena Minton, Aughrim)
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  2. The Local Forge

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    About a mile from the townland I live in, there lives a blacksmith by the name of Dan Kinsella. The townland he lives in is call Oatfield.
    The forge he works in is covered with an iron roof. He is a good smith. He is good at shoeing horses and very good at axle-setting and
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    Topics
    1. activities
      1. economic activities
        1. trades and crafts (~4,680)
          1. smithing (~2,389)
    Language
    English
    Collector
    Maureen Mullen
    Gender
    Female
    Address
    Newcastle, Co. Galway